say no to polythene bags

French translation: Dites "Non" aux sacs en polyéthylène

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Explanation:As you may have noticed, in your text, there is "polythene" and even some francophones use the word "polythène". They are both wrong and do not exist.

I have worked in the environmental equipment industry and people everywhere in the industry use these wrong words. So watch out, you might get many search results on "polythene" but please do not rely on them.

I think "polyéthylène" and "polyethylene" were too long for people's liking and they decided to chop two syllables off. Very misleading...

I used to sell bags and sheets for construction waste and it was easier to say "polythène", especially when talking on the phone about it for ten minutes. I used to use "polyéthylène" and people would correct me or wonder whether it was the same as "polythène". It's one of those rare words that most everybody uses improperly, I guess ;)